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Spanish Peaks Black Dog Ale

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42
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4312.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%53.5English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
An English style special amber ale. This ale's full body imparts a distinctive malty, robust palate and fruity bouquet. Brewed from pale malted barley, Munich, crystal, carastan and a touch of chocolate malts, Pacific Northwest hops, water and ale yeast.

Editor's Note: It is unknown at present exactly where each of the Spanish Peaks beers are being brewed. Flying Dog no longer makes any of them. Some are brewed by City Brewery in LaCrosse, WI. Expect this beer entry to move as more recent info becomes available.

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 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Name: Black Dog Ale
Date: 02/07/1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

clear amber, thin head, sweet malt aroma with just a hint of floral hops that gets stronger as it warms, strong malt flavor with a touch of floral hops in the finish

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Score: *4
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 fiulijn (7191), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Amber color. Elegant aroma of English hops. The body is medium, some light malt and caramel taste, but the hops are lost, they leave light traces.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2006  
(draft) Off-white head atop clear copper body. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy/grapefruit, caramel, light chocolate. Taste is medium sweet caramel, earthy, finishing with medium grapefruit. Light-medium body with light stickiness and light acidity.


 hopdog (5591), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Oct 29, 2004  
Poured a medium amber color with a large off white head. Malty and caramel aroma and tastes. Little nutty as well. Not a bad beer but nothing special either.


 hopscotch (5490), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/102/511/20
May 3, 2004  
Crystal clear, amber/orange ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Excellent retention and terrific, weeping lacework. The aroma is a bit breadsy and soapy. The flavor is well-balanced, but pretty bland. Tastes and smells like a mediocre English Bitter. Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and light carbonation. Lengthy, tangy finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5393), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
May 7, 2007  
ACBeerfest-12oz bottle-pours a tan head and amber color. Aroma is hops, medium malt. Taste is dry, cascade hops, secondary medium malt-caramel. Hops flatness at finish.


 Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Pours copper with a white head. Smels earthy and tea like with some light peppery splashes. Tastes of earthy malt, tea, pepper. Hats off to the brewer for donating part of the sale to the Humane Society.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
May 4, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Deep amber beer with a thick tan head. Pretty boring mix of light caramel and toasted nuts. A bit of hoppy earthiness. Sweetish flavour and light bitterness. Meh



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